I’m fascinated by Usher firing Benny Medina and returning to his mother for management.  The question arises…should you stay with who got you there, or switch allegiance to the big swinging dick? My friend Jake Gold built the Tragically Hip.  The first time I heard from him was back in ’89, when the band’s MCA […]

We’re in Santa Rosa for John and Cristie’s wedding. A few years back I would have declined. Now I know life is solely about these moments. Getting together and marking occasions. After landing in Oakland, we drove through Petaluma. In case you don’t know it, that was the name of a Norman Greenbaum album. Northern […]

The flight attendant asked if anybody had change for a twenty. You’re supposed to avoid Southwest Airlines like the plague. It’s a flying bus. You can’t reserve a seat without paying extra. It’s a clusterfuck. So why did I exit the plane with a smile on my face? Maybe it was the ticket taker wearing […]

1. Sugarland "Love On The Inside" Sales this week: 171,383Percentage change: -45Weeks on: 2Cume: 485,117 You could say this is the power of a number one single, the positively inane "All I Want To Do". You could say that country fans haven’t learned how to download. You could say that this is the power of […]